With two years between them, a third and fourth solo album were released, both of which maintained the stylistic art forward music. The album, which garnered high praise from Pitchfork, featured actress Tilda Swinton reading from Franz Kafka’s “Blue Octavo” and other shadow journals. Following the success of “Memoryhouse” Richter released his second album, “The Blue Notebooks” in 2004. In 2002 Richter released his first solo album entitled “Memoryhouse.” The album was recorded with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and was a sort of experimental “documentary” music, combining poetry, ambient sounds and voices. In 1996 Richter also collaborated with electronic music band, Future Sound Of London, on their album “Dead Cities” both contributing as a pianist and co-writer this collaboration lasted for another two years and had Richter also contributing to two more albums. The group was eventually signed to Decca/Argo records and released five albums. Once he finished his studies, he co-founded Piano Circus, a contemporary classical ensemble with which he was a part of for ten years. Born on 22 March 1966 in Germany, and studied composition and piano at the University of Edinburgh, The Royal Academy of Music and with Italian composer, Luciano Berio.
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